Winehaven

Winehaven is a turn-of-the-century winery complex on the shore of the Point San Pablo peninsula near Richmond, California. The California Wine Association built it in 1908 as its headquarters and production center, and it was described at the time as one of the largest wineries in the world. The main winery is a two-and-a-half-story brick building with a crenellated parapet and corner turrets, and other brick and concrete buildings share the castle-like look. The complex also held a hotel, a school, a post office, a steam plant, and shingled cottages for workers below the superintendent's house. A long wharf and rail connections moved grapes in and wine out. Prohibition closed the operation in 1919, and the Navy bought the site in 1941 for a fuel depot. Because of its isolation and protective ownership, the layout has changed little, and the nomination treats it as a representative early twentieth-century industrial complex.